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ラグランジェ点てん

also: ラグランジュてん

Meanings

1

noun

Lagrangian point; Lagrange point

astronomyphysics

Technical term in astronomy and physics for points of gravitational equilibrium in a two-body system.

See also: ラグランジュ点 (ラグランジュてん)

ジェームズ・ウェッブ宇う宙ちゅう望ぼう遠えん鏡きょうは太たい陽ようと地ち球きゅうのラグランジェ点てんに配はい置ちされている。
The James Webb Space Telescope is positioned at a Sun-Earth Lagrange point.

Written forms

ラグランジェ点てん
Standard spelling for the Lagrange point in Japanese astronomy and physics texts.
ラグランジュ点てん
Alternate spelling reflecting the French pronunciation of Lagrange; also common in technical literature.

Kanji

点spot, point, mark

Similar words

ラグランジュ点てん
Same meaning; ラグランジュ点 is a more direct transliteration of Lagrange, while ラグランジェ点 uses an alternative romanization. Both are used, but ラグランジェ点 is the headword.

Etymology

From the name of mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange, with the Japanese suffix 点 (point). The reading ラグランジェ is an approximation of the French pronunciation.